KQ Entertainment (Korean: KQ엔터테인먼트), formerly known as Seven Seasons, is a South Korean entertainment company founded in 2016 by Kim Kyu-wook.[1]
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Native name | KQ엔터테인먼트 |
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| Formerly | Seven Seasons Entertainment |
| Company type | active |
| Industry | Entertainment |
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| Founded | 2016 |
| Founder | Kim Kyu-wook |
| Headquarters | Mapo-gu, , South Korea |
Key people | Kim Kyu-wook (founder and CEO) |
2,843,251,322 won (2021)  | |
| Total assets | 49,604,545,404 won (2021) |
| Subsidiaries |
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| Website | kqent |
KQ Entertainment, is home to the K-pop groups Ateez and Xikers, and manages two labels: Seven Seasons, Block B's label, and KQ Produce, a label for singer-songwriters and producers.[1]
History
editAfter Block B left Stardom Entertainment in 2013, Kim Kyu-wook founded the label Seven Seasons specifically for the group, the name representing the seven members.[1]
In June 2016 Seven Seasons changed their name to KQ Entertainment in order to branch out, develop and support a bigger variety of artists and improve their management through structural changes.[2] Seven Seasons has operated since then as one of two subsidiaries along the label KQ Produce.[3]
The K-pop group Ateez debuted in October 2018 under the label KQ Entertainment.[4]
In September 2021, P.O's label, Seven Seasons, announced that he would not be renewing his contract with them at the end of the month.[5]
The label has been focusing on international markets as a way to gain attention for their group Ateez.[6]
In January 2023, Block B members Jaehyo, B-Bomb and U-Kwon left KQ Entertainment after the expiration of their respective contracts.[7]
On March 30, 2023, KQ Entertainment debuted a new boy group Xikers.[8]
KQ Entrainment has created a new app for fans to receive information and content about their boy groups Ateez and Xikers.[9]
For one month from April 10 to June 10, 2024, KQ Entertainment held KQ ENT. (ATEEZ & xikers): A Grammy Museum Pop-Up in partnership with the Grammy Museum.[10][11]
Partnerships
edit- Sony Music[12]
- CJ E&M
- My Music Taste
- RCA Records[13]
Artists
editFormer Artists
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c 블락비 소속 세븐시즌스→KQ엔터테인먼트 변경..공룡기획사 발돋움. Star News (in Korean). June 20, 2016. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
- ^ "블락비 소속사 세븐시즌스→KQ엔터테인먼트 사명 변경". Naver. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
- ^ "KQ Ent.-About". kqent.com. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
- ^ "에이티즈, 오늘 데뷔...괴물 퍼포돌 출격 준비 끝". October 24, 2018. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
- ^ Kim, Soo-jung (September 12, 2021). 블락비 피오, 세븐시즌스와 전속계약 종료 [Block B P.O. Ends Exclusive Contract with Seven Seasons] (in Korean). Nocut News. Retrieved October 28, 2024 – via Nate.
- ^ "Small K-pop labels rising". The Korea Times. February 21, 2022. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
- ^ "Block B members Jaehyo, B-Bomb and U-Kwon to leave agency". Korea JoongAng Daily. January 4, 2023. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
- ^ "Boy band xikers to debut with EP 'House of Tricky: Doorbell Ringing'". Korea JoongAng Daily. March 6, 2023. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
- ^ "Ateez and xikers' agency launches exclusive fandom app". Korea JoongAng Daily. July 18, 2023. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
- ^ Benjamin, Jeff (March 27, 2024). "ATEEZ & xikers to Star in Grammy Museum's First K-Pop 'Pop-Up' Exhibition". Billboard. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
- ^ "Ateez and xikers' outfits to feature at L.A. Grammy Museum's first-ever K-pop exhibition". Korea JoongAng Daily. March 28, 2024. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
- ^ NEWS, SPOTV (November 20, 2017). "소니뮤직, 블락비 소속사 KQ엔터테인먼트와 손잡았다". SPOTV NEWS (in Korean). Retrieved September 14, 2023.
- ^ Herman, Tamar (July 24, 2019). "K-Pop Group ATEEZ Signs With RCA Records: Exclusive". Billboard. Retrieved October 28, 2024.